Immigration to Serbia is the entry of people for permanent residence in the
Republic of Serbia. Based on the
United Nations report Trends in International Migrant Stock: The 2013 Revision, Serbia had an immigrant population of 532,457 (5.6%).[1]
Most immigrants in the country are from elsewhere in the
former Yugoslavia.[2] Many
Bosnian and
Croatian Serbs came to Serbia as refugees during the
Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. Serbia is also home to smaller numbers of immigrants from various other countries. Regarding the
European migrant crisis, Serbia is part of the major transit route in the
Balkans.
Immigration to Serbia is the entry of people for permanent residence in the
Republic of Serbia. Based on the
United Nations report Trends in International Migrant Stock: The 2013 Revision, Serbia had an immigrant population of 532,457 (5.6%).[1]
Most immigrants in the country are from elsewhere in the
former Yugoslavia.[2] Many
Bosnian and
Croatian Serbs came to Serbia as refugees during the
Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. Serbia is also home to smaller numbers of immigrants from various other countries. Regarding the
European migrant crisis, Serbia is part of the major transit route in the
Balkans.